For your poster number, please see the published program here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15206300/2022/34/S2

This session lists the posters that are online only. All posters will be available online for online attendees. For your poster number, please see the published program here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15206300/2022/34/S2

Much biological anthropology work has been done on humans at the extremes. Leaders in our field have contributed groundbreaking work to our understanding of human variation in different environments such as high altitude, cold climates, or the effects of disease and malnutrition on populations across the world. The disastrous impacts of climate change and the rise of global health crises threaten the sudden exposure of entire populations to extreme environments. Simultaneously, nations and private agencies are expanding their forays into space exploration. These rapidly accumulating physical and social challenges call for an in-depth understanding of the effects of extreme conditions on the human body and how the body responds to such environments. Human biologists are increasingly taking multi-field and intersectional approaches incorporating new methodologies, frameworks, and a diversity of perspectives into exploring biological responses to acclimatization and adaptation in a rapidly changing world. Building on the well- established tenants of the field, biological anthropologists possess the tools and knowledge to shed light on the future of human surviving and thriving, as we fight global pandemics, venture beyond our planet, and rise to the challenges of global warming. This plenary session, the speakers will each examine a different aspect of our understanding of human survival at the extremes and highlight new methodologies and insights from medical and evolutionary anthropology. The proposed plenary topics include health, water scarcity, obesity, cold adaptation, high altitude, space exploration, psychosocial stress, and resilience. Speakers represent different career stages, anthropological perspectives, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In a time of devastating climate disasters, global health crises, and ongoing exploration, the Pearl Lecture will examine the critical contributions of biological anthropology to the understanding of human adaptation to the extremes and the future of the field in the face of this rapidly shifting global landscape.